The sources indicate that there are key individual differences among learners which standardized testing may not be sensitive to. Racial discrimination can occur within the confines of a testing facility when certain questions included in the test are more favorable to certain ethnic, religious, or social groups or if they are less favorable to others…. View Article

Decreasing population growth rates and increasing longevity have resulted in a growing population of the elderly the world over. Caring for the steadily growing aging population is a global concern today. In the words of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan (2002): We are in the midst of a silent revolution. It is a revolution that… View Article

Globalization is defined as the process of integration of different nations. In simpler terms, it is when companies and people from different countries come together to do business. Many people call it ‘becoming one’. When they say this, they mean that globalization removes physical boundaries between different countries by making them a single unit where… View Article